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The Misfits (1961)

NR02/01/1961Western, Drama, Romance2h 4m
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It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!

Overview

While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Marilyn Monroe

    Roslyn Taber

  2. Cast 1

    Clark Gable

    Gay Langland

  3. Cast 1

    Eli Wallach

    Guido

  4. Cast 1

    Montgomery Clift

    Perce Howland

  5. Cast 1

    Thelma Ritter

    Isabelle Steers

  6. Cast 1

    James Barton

    Fletcher's grandfather

  7. Cast 1

    Kevin McCarthy

    Raymond Taber

  8. Cast 1

    Estelle Winwood

    Church lady collecting money in bar

  9. Cast 1

    Rex Bell

    Old Cowboy (uncredited)

Four lost souls in the Nevada desert wilderness A recently divorced blonde bombshell in Reno (Marilyn Monroe) befriends three guys and stirs their passions: An aging cowboy (Clark Gable), a cynical bush pilot (Eli Wallach) and a brooding rodeo contender (Montgomery Clift). They take an excursion to capture wild mustangs for profit. Thelma Ritter is on hand as a fifth misfit in the first half. “The Misfits” (1961) was Gable and Monroe’s final film and Clift’s last significant one. Gable passed away a few days after shooting from a heart attack while Marilyn died 18 months after its releas...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$4,000,000.00

Revenue $8,200,000.00

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